Gertrude Wilhelmine Busching, age 95, of Evanston, formerly of Chicago, loving sister of Elsie, (the late Carl) Jacobson, the late Arthur, Herbert, Henry and Herman Busching; cherished aunt of Lenore, Gertrude, Georgia, Jon and Dorothea and the late Herbert; great-aunt of David, Lynn, Gail, Leslie, Jean, Paul, Philip, Sharon, Gregory, Gretchen, Christine, Karen, Matthew, Jon Parker, Kristen, Karin and Elsa; and other family members. Visitation Saturday 10 a.m. until time of funeral service 12 noon at St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2101 N. Freemont, Chicago. Interment Forrest Home Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials to St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church or Clemson University Herbert W. Busching Jr. Memorial Fund, Clemson, S.C. appreciated. Funeral info, Drake & Son Funeral Home. 773-561-6874
![Walter Payton [34] dives into the end zone for a 2-yard touchdown in the first quarter of a game on Sept. 7, 1986 at Soldier Field against the Cleveland Browns, giving the Bears a 14-7 lead. (Ed Wagner Jr./Chicago Tribune)](https://bancodeprofissionais.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/CTC-L-CTHIST-AFF-860-CT_F_234364805_e3b687.jpg?w=530 "CHICAGO BEARS FOOTBALL TEAM SEPT 1986")
